1) According to the article, what percent of Americans polled support gay marriage and why is this news?
45 percent (or 50 percent) of Americans supported gay marriage. This is news because in 1996 when congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act, only 25 percent of Americans supported gay marriage. In 11 years the percentage of American that support gay marriage has doubled.
2) Click on the link to Proposition 8 in the NY Times article. What is Proposition 8? Also, briefly describe the history of Prop 8 over the past few years.
Proposition 8 according to the NY Times, "Proposition 8 was a 2008 California ballot measure that outlawed same-sex marriage. After its passage, it continued to be one of the central battlefields in the fight over same-sex marriage in the United States." (NY Times).
People who did not support same-sex marriage fought for the rights to be taken away, finally they won, and then people who supported attempted to fight back. When the final Act was passed and same-sex marriage was banned, people of who supported same-sex marriage decided it would be best to wait it out instead of fighting back again.
3) Go to this website: Defense of Marriage Act Amendment
According to the this amendment, what is the definition of marriage in the U.S.?
"`In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word `marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word `spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.'" (The Library of Congress).
4) Okay, one last website from National Public Radio. Go to this link NPR state by state map of gay marriage
You can click on a state to see their stand on gay marriage, adoption of Defense of Marriage Act etc. Choose two states and compare their positions on gay marriage. Please don't all choose NJ!
The state of Louisiana passed a constitutional marriage amendment on September 18th, 2004. The state also has adopted a Defense of Marriage Act. Unlike the state of New Hampshire, on June 3rd, 2009 gov. John Lynch signed legislation legalizing gay marriage in New Hampshire. The law will take effect in January 2010, exactly two years after the state legalized civil unions. It includes language giving religious institutions the right to decline to marry same-sex couples. The state passed a Defense of Marriage Act in 2004. New Hampshire state lawmakers twice defeated proposals for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Assignment 3
Questions: 1. According to functionalist theory, what was the definition of the "instrumental leader" and what was the definition of an "expressive leader." What family roles were connected to each of these leader definitions?
The instrumental leader is usually the father in the family, and the job or role of this leader is to make sure everything is running smoothly and everyone is doing their job correctly. The expressive leader is usually the mother in the family, and the job or role of this leader is to keep everyone's spirits and morale up and keep everything and everyone happy and motivated.
2. What main demographic change during the 1960s and 1970s led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective?
The main demographic change inthe 1960's and the 1970's that led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective was that women are working more and making more money for the household. Before this time women often did not work and stayed home. Where they cleaned, cooked, and took care of their husband and kids.
3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory?
The conflict theory displays that this is a lack of power and blance or rather an uneven amount. Unlike the functionalist theory where there is a continuous blance and even amount of power.
4. Social exchange theory is based on ideas from what discipline (not sociology). What do exchange theorists say about husbands bargaining power versus that of wives?
Social exchange theory is based on ideas from the economic theories of exchanging goods and services. It allow to open up to see what you can offer and what you can gain. The husbands have more bargaining power versus the wives because the wives are limited on expences and means because the husband is usually the control of those.
5. Feminist theory is based on what main idea?
The feminist theory is based on the idea of inequality between men and women. It goes in depth about gender and how all the differences have been created culturally and by society not biologically.
Also in your blog:
6. After reading about the various methods or ways that we collect data to study the family, tell your group members :
A) A research question about family/relationship satisfaction.
How can sibling relationships effect the relationships between the parents and the rest of the family as a whole. Does a bad sibling relationship cause unsatisfaction within the family, or is there no correlation between the two?
B) Do you want to study the family at the micro or macro level?
I would like to study macro level.
C. What method will you use to collect data?
I prefer a more personable approach which to me would be using interview or survey.
D). How many people will be in your study?
100+
E) Devise 3-4 questions you will ask them to answer your research question.
1. How is your relationship with your brother/sister?
2. Does you happiness/unhappiness effect the relationship you have with your parents?
3. Would you say that you are satisfied or unsatisfied based on your good/poor relationship with you brother/sister?
The instrumental leader is usually the father in the family, and the job or role of this leader is to make sure everything is running smoothly and everyone is doing their job correctly. The expressive leader is usually the mother in the family, and the job or role of this leader is to keep everyone's spirits and morale up and keep everything and everyone happy and motivated.
2. What main demographic change during the 1960s and 1970s led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective?
The main demographic change inthe 1960's and the 1970's that led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective was that women are working more and making more money for the household. Before this time women often did not work and stayed home. Where they cleaned, cooked, and took care of their husband and kids.
3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory?
The conflict theory displays that this is a lack of power and blance or rather an uneven amount. Unlike the functionalist theory where there is a continuous blance and even amount of power.
4. Social exchange theory is based on ideas from what discipline (not sociology). What do exchange theorists say about husbands bargaining power versus that of wives?
Social exchange theory is based on ideas from the economic theories of exchanging goods and services. It allow to open up to see what you can offer and what you can gain. The husbands have more bargaining power versus the wives because the wives are limited on expences and means because the husband is usually the control of those.
5. Feminist theory is based on what main idea?
The feminist theory is based on the idea of inequality between men and women. It goes in depth about gender and how all the differences have been created culturally and by society not biologically.
Also in your blog:
6. After reading about the various methods or ways that we collect data to study the family, tell your group members :
A) A research question about family/relationship satisfaction.
How can sibling relationships effect the relationships between the parents and the rest of the family as a whole. Does a bad sibling relationship cause unsatisfaction within the family, or is there no correlation between the two?
B) Do you want to study the family at the micro or macro level?
I would like to study macro level.
C. What method will you use to collect data?
I prefer a more personable approach which to me would be using interview or survey.
D). How many people will be in your study?
100+
E) Devise 3-4 questions you will ask them to answer your research question.
1. How is your relationship with your brother/sister?
2. Does you happiness/unhappiness effect the relationship you have with your parents?
3. Would you say that you are satisfied or unsatisfied based on your good/poor relationship with you brother/sister?
Assigment 4
I think that from day one children are taught to behave a certain way depending on their gender. People always ask whether you are having a boy or a girl so that they are able to get the right clothes, colors, and toys. No one would ever want to get a girl, a blue blanket, or a boy a pink blanket. We are constantly enforcing the differences between boys and girls into our children's minds. We use colors, types of clothes, and different toys to demonstrate to the children which is for boys and which is for girls. Little girls should "never" be found playing with trains, cars, or legos, just like little boys should "never" be found playing with barbies, dress-ups, or babydolls. I feel that in the beginning children will play with anything. My little 6 month old neice will play with a magazine or box for hours. Which then I could only imagine that if given a toy truck she would do the same. Its only the people giving the toys to her that eventually lead her to believe that, there are some toys for little girls and some toys for little boys. I have never worked in a school before, but I feel like I have babysat and volunteered as a camp counselor long enough to see how people react. They usually say to the boy, "no, no, you don't want to play dress-ups thats for little girls. Here come play with these blocks or legos." As for when a little girl acts agressive there are usually immediately told to stop and act like a lady. Again with the color issue, I feel that girls like pink and boys like blue because that's what they are made to like from the beginning with everything being gender specific by color. Women in the Workforce |
Directions: Study the Mothers Participating in the Labor Force 1955-2004 table. (The table can be found online at http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104670.html.) Then read each statement below. On the line before each statement, write T if the statement is true. Write F is the statement is false.
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